Ring Earnings Of Joe Louis Set Ironbound All Time Record
Joe Louis has earned about 1.55 million dollars by age 25 with a recent 118000 dollar knockout win over Bob Pastor in Detroit. Analysts project further profits from planned defenses and potential bouts, including a return with Tony Galento, as promoters seek lucrative indoor and outdoor events. Louis aims to keep roughly half of his earnings, potentially approaching a million dollars more before retirement.
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Joe Gould
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Cornell Squad Opens With St Ambrose On Davenport Gridiron
Special to The Gazette. Cornell college opens its 1939 football season Friday night in Davenport against St. Ambrose. The Purple hopes rest on a backfield of Jim Sprague at quarterback Gene Tornquist and Jim Taylor at halfback and Bill Watson at fullback. The Saints have been undefeated for three seasons, but Cornell players and fans remain cautiously hopeful.
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Art of the Purple
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Jim Taylor
Bill Watson
Foxx Recuperating At Home After Appendix Operation
Philadelphia report says Jimmy Foxx slugger for the Boston Red Sox is resting at his home Friday two weeks after an appendix removal operation.
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Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Vinton Harness Meet Closes Iowa Season Sunday
Vinton fair association stages a three race card at the fair grounds starting 1 30 pm Sunday featuring 2:15 pace 2:15 trot and 2:24 pace. Top pacers include Sun y Allworthy High Myrtle Mona Joyce Mokin and others while six trotters vie in the 2 15 event led by Dorothy Senator Lee Like Patsy Binville and David Dodge. Admission at the gate only. grand stand and cars free.
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Charlie
Captain Makin
Lu McKinney
Prince Jewell
Doctor G
March Wind
Patsy Brewer
Dude Hoff
Viewing the Field Recalls Cedar Rapids Sports History
The weekly column previews past sports highlights from five to twenty-five years ago in Cedar Rapids and Iowa. It spotlights Coe College Point-a-Minute fame, Iowa football eras with Devines and later stars, and the heyday of Washington High under Leo Novak, presenting era-defining names and events.
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Daily Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa University
Devines
Leland Parkin
Nick Kutch
Bill Glasgow
Dick Crayne
Oze Simmons
Washington High
Leo Novak
Nash Grinnell End Season After Wrist Injury
Grinnell College football back James Nash, from Sioux City, broke his wrist in practice and will miss most or all of the season. Doctors announced the injury Thursday night.
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James Nash
Sioux City
Coe Gridders Seek Repeat Of 1922 Iowa State Win Record
Coe football faces Iowa State in Ames hoping to echo the 1922 Kohawks 24 0 victory. Coach Eby expects a strong afternoon with a veteran line guiding play and a backfield featuring Harley Moore Walt Kinch Don Dunlop and captain Ed Cisler.
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Don Martin
John Prasch
Vernon Elslager
Eldon Levis
Bob Dunlop
George Starcevich
Roy Roughton
Ralph Essham
Harley Moore
Walt Kinch
Don Dunlop
Ed Cisler
Iowa State to Meet Coe in Openers at Ames
Iowa State and Coe college football teams prepare for their opening game in Ames. Coe emphasizes a passing offense while the Cyclones concentrate on the same aerial attack during Thursday drills.
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Webster High Opens Season With 8 1 Win Over Thornburg
Webster High School baseball beat Thornburg High 8 to 1 in the season opener. The battery was Lenaghan and Dillon.
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Webster High School
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Viewing the Field in Cedar Rapids 1914 Sports Roundup
Weekly review highlights Moray Eby taking Coe head coach duties and silent predictabilities. It notes Dub Parks returning to Coe, Captain Lightner, Straw Bailey injury, and Belden Hill's Central Association bid. Also covers Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines boxing, plus local baseball playoff results.
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Frank Boyle
Cedar Rapids Baseball Association
Bunny Booster
Major League Box Scores Philadelphia Cincinnati
Phillies fall to Reds 8 3 as Pearson and Kerksieck struggle. Hughes and Suhr drive runs for Philadelphia while Warren and Derringer pace Cincinnati’s offense.
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AICAN League Standings and Week of Games Notes
Standings show New York leading with 102 wins, followed by Detroit, Boston, Washington, and others with varied win totals. Thursday results include New York 5 Chicago 2 and Boston 6 St Louis 2. Friday schedule features Detroit at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Boston. Additional notes include backfield tentative for Ed Hines and other player moves, college drill squads, and regional sports events from 1924 to 1934.
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Iowa
Buzz Hogan
Leland Parkin
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Don Hines
Ray Dauber
Polly” Wallace
Cornell
Bob Cuhel
Ernie Young
Cedar Rapids
Rove City
Nick Kutch
Cardinals Rally Boosts NL Bid as Reds Lead Narrow
The Cardinals staged a late ninth inning rally to beat the Dodgers 6-5, keeping a faint pennant bid alive with 10 games left. Reds, led by Paul Derringer’s 23rd win, defeated the Phillies 8-3 as Pirates and Cubs win varied results. Yankees roll to 102nd win behind Russo and homers, while Red Sox top Browns 6-2.
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Young Russo
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Rudy York
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McKinley and Waterloo East Open Season at Hill Park
McKinley meets Waterloo East on the Hill Park gridiron tonight at 7 45 for the Golden Bears season opener. Roosevelt hosts Marshalltown Saturday at 8 15 under lights to close the home football week while Franklin and Wilson are away. Thunderbolts travel to Dubuque to face a strong Mississippi Valley foe and Wilson plays at Cedar Falls.
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Braddock Feeds On Louis Title Fight Cash
The article describes how Jim Braddock earns about a tenth of Joe Louis's heavyweight title defenses. Braddock and his manager Joe Gould attend Louis bouts, profiting from Louis's rising pay after past defeats. Braddock praises Louis, hoping the champ remains active and wealthy, possibly retaining the title for decades.
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